North African Dynasty
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French protectorate in Morocco
The French protectorate in Morocco (French: Protectorat français au Maroc; Arabic: حماية فرنسا في المغرب Ḥimāyat Faransā fi-l-Maḡrib) was established by the Treaty of Fez. It existed…
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Saadi dynasty
The Saadi dynasty or Saadian dynasty (Arabic: السعديون as-saʿadiūn) was an Arab Moroccan dynasty, which ruled Morocco from 1549 to 1659. From 1509 to 1549, they had ruled only in…
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Marinid dynasty
The Marinid dynasty (Berber: Imrinen; Arabic: المرينيون Marīniyūn) or Banu abd al-Haqq was a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Zenata Berber descent that ruled Morocco from the 13th to the 15th century. In 1244, the Marinid…
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Alaouite dynasty
The Alaouite dynasty, or Alawite dynasty (Arabic: سلالة العلويين الفيلاليين, Sulālat al-ʿAlawiyyīn al-Fīlālīyn), is the current Moroccan royal family. The name Alaouite comes from the ‘Alī of ‘Alī…
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Almohad Caliphate
The Almohad Caliphate, “the monotheists” or “the unifiers”) was a Moroccan Berber Muslim movement and empire founded in the 12th century. The Almohad movement was…
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Almoravid dynasty
The Almoravid dynasty was an imperial Berber Muslimdynasty centered in Morocco. It established an empire in the 11th century that stretched over the western Maghreb and Al-Andalus. Founded by Abdallah ibn…
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Idris I of Morocco
Idris I (Arabic: إدريس الأول), also known as Idris ibn Abdillah, was the founder of the Idrisid dynasty in part of northern Morocco in alliance…
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Idrisids dynasty
The Idrisids were an Arab Zaydi–Shia dynasty of Morocco, ruling from 788 to 974. Named after the founder Idriss I, the great-grandchild of Hasan ibn Ali, the Idrisids are considered…
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